Chelsea fans will be pretty pleased with the performance of their side against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, but the behaviour of one player in particular has left a sour taste.
Enzo Maresca‘s side dominated things when it came to shots over the 90 minutes, but Arsenal edged possession in what was a closely fought encounter in the end.
Pedro Neto was one of the standout performers for Chelsea, constantly causing problems with his direct approach and pace on the right-hand side, and he even grabbed a goal for himself.
Marc Cucurella also deserves a mention for keeping Bukayo Saka in his pocket for the entirety of the game, which resulted in him being awarded the Man of the Match award.
However, it wasn’t all smiles, as one Chelsea player in particular wasn’t too happy after being substituted at Stamford Bridge.
Noni Madueke heads straight down the tunnel after being substituted
Noni Madueke played 68 minutes before being substituted off.
He had 32 touches, a passing accuracy of 80%, made one key pass, completed all of his dribbles, won six out of his nine duels, lost possession six times, made a tackle and was dribbled past twice.
He certainly didn’t appear to like being substituted off as he could be seen heading down the tunnel despite there being no mention of an injury at all.
This was brought to the attention of Chelsea fans by @Chels_HQ.
This comes as a bit of a surprise as Madueke’s attitude has improved this season.
Chelsea fans react to Noni Madueke’s reaction to being substituted
These Chelsea fans, when speaking on X, weren’t too happy with the apparent actions of Madueke, who was signed for £29 million.
“Madueke is crazy and he needs to be disciplined.”, @freshnot3s said.
@CFCLip_ wasn’t happy: “Noni might have the worst attitude i’ve ever seen.”
@Hakeem90806873 stated: “Maresca needs to put that ego in check.”
@KJMsport57 mentioned: “Attitude is rotten.”
“Straight down the tunnel at full time at Newcastle league cup loss too. Happily see him benched or out of the squad.”, @DarrenPake said he’s seen Madueke do it before.
@KojoWud_ commented: “They’ve pampered him for long.”
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